Does Mixing Red Bull With Vodka Make You Want to Drink More Alcohol?

Using energy drinks as mixers in cocktails is a time-honored tradition. But, according to new research, that very combo could make you actually end up drinking more alcohol than you might otherwise. For the small Australian study, researchers gave 75 participants (ages between 18 and 30) to drink vodka mixed with Red Bull or vodka mixed with soda water (the difference in taste was masked with something fruity, and both groups drank the same amount). After they downed their drinks, it turned out that the subjects who drank the mix of Red Bull and vodka felt like they wanted to keep drinking, compared with the participants who just had vodka sodas. Why? Well, there's still a lot of research to be done. But it's an interesting correlation, no? What do you think of this study's findings? Do you ever mix alcohol with energy drinks?

Using energy drinks as mixers in cocktails is a time-honored tradition. But, according to new research, that very combo could make you actually end up drinking more alcohol than you might otherwise.

For the small Australian study, researchers gave 75 participants (ages between 18 and 30) to drink vodka mixed with Red Bull or vodka mixed with soda water (the difference in taste was masked with something fruity, and both groups drank the same amount).

After they downed their drinks, it turned out that the subjects who drank the mix of Red Bull and vodka felt like they wanted to keep drinking, compared with the participants who just had vodka sodas.

Why? Well, there's still a lot of research to be done. But it's an interesting correlation, no?

What do you think of this study's findings? Do you ever mix alcohol with energy drinks?